Child marriage is a widely spread practice which happens across countries, cultures and religions. Child marriage is defined as any formal union or informal union where one or two of the parties are below the age of 18. ...

Depression among Eritrean immigrants in Oslo and surrounding areas: associated factors ABSTRACT Background Depressive disorders are among the most common mental health problems that contribute significantly to the global ...

Background: Inadequate and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is among the most important determinant of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. In most developing countries including Malawi, monitoring changes in ...

The diffusion of global policies for detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and its treatment in high-burden countries is not yet fully described in the literature. Evaluating the status of policy diffusion ...

Background and relevance: OF is among the most devastating maternal morbidities which happens as a result of obstructed labor. Usually the child dies leaving the women suffering from the implication of both OF and child ...

Introduction: Hypertension is among the leading causes of deaths globally as every year millions of people die, including both males and females, and if it tends on increasing at the same rate as it is presently having, ...

ABSTRACT Background: Research has shown that physical activity and dietary interventions have the potential to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes among the South Asian population. Nevertheless, little is known about the ...

Title: The association between newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Depression: a hospital based, cross-sectional study in Chennai, India. Background: The prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Depression are ...

Background: Persons without legal residency have limited rights and access to health services. This can create health problems or worsen conditions they have. The Health Center for Undocumented Migrants in opened in 2009, ...

People living with HIV and without a residence permit have to deal with a serious chronic condition on one hand, and their lack of legal residence status on the other, including the ever-present risk of being deported to ...

-The consumption of medicine has been increasing globally in line with the invention and distribution of new medicines. Inappropriate use of medicine has also been reported as a global problem and there are different ...

Access to mental health care service remains a major problem globally, but more obvious in developing countries including the Gambia. In general, mental illnesses even though are acknowledged as great contributors to the ...

Background: Norway has recently experienced an influx of asylum seekers from war- and conflict-ridden countries. Research suggests that asylum seekers and refugees are at increased risk of mental health problems, but there ...

Drug use and dependence among young people is one of the major problems in the world and is still under recognized in the developing countries. The magnitude of the problem is rising in India, especially Punjab, where the ...

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication after orthopedic surgery, and it is associated with high morbidity rates, high healthcare costs and in some cases poor patients outcomes. Aims: The purpose ...

Background: Diabetes and depression are common and rapidly increasing non-communicable diseases throughout the world. Currently, about 382 million people have diabetes worldwide, while depression affects approximately 350 ...

This study is about the perceptions of health workers on the management of women with preeclampsia, comparing the public with the private sectors of health care in Somaliland.

With increasing prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus, prevalence of contraceptive use is also in rise in Bangladesh. This quantitative study was designed with the objectives to estimate the proportion of hormonal ...

In Norway, public health nurses have a long history of working with health promotion and, in particular, in relation to maternal and child health. Appropriate feeding practices are of fundamental importance for growth, ...

ABSTRACT Background, rationale and aim of the study Breastfeeding is considered to be an important measure to secure child s optimal health and survival. In urban areas of Pakistan most of the women can t afford to live ...

The aim is the study was to explore the factors contributing to unplanned pregnancy among unmarried adolescents, their perception on child bearing and their experiences during pregnancy and as adolescent mothers. the factors ...

This study is aimed to identify risk factors for hip fracture (ICD-10 codes: S 72.0, S72.1, and S72.2) due to falls in the elderly in Kiev, in particular extrinsic risk factors, e.g. environmental hazards and to propose ...

This research explores the experience of childbirth in the context of high cesarean sections rates in Brazil. Ethnographic methods were used to collect data through interviews and narrative theory served as analytical tool. ...

Bangladesh is among the countries that have had a significant decline in maternal mortality. One important measure taken to reduce maternal mortality is to ensure that more women give birth in hospitals, where competent ...

β-thalassemia constitutes a major public health problem in the UAE and shows one of the highest carrier frequencies of β-thalassemia in the Gulf region. In spite of the advances in thalassemia treatment and increased ...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) recognizes that individuals with disabilities have the same rights to freedom, respect, equality and dignity as everyone else. How this is ...

OBJECTIVE: Health inequity and high maternal and child mortality among ethnic minority populations remain major public health concerns in Vietnam. Furthermore, a lack of complete, accurate and timely health data has ...

High rates of maternal mortality remain a persistent problem in Sierra Leone. Efforts to reduce these high rates have included initiatives to encourage more women to deliver at health facilities. Despite the introduction ...

Non-adherence to antibiotic is a major public health problem. Previous studies found that understanding and adherence to antibiotic instructions increased when the oral instructions from the pharmacists were supported by ...

There is an epidemic of type 2diabetes worldwide, and particularly sub-Saharan Africa is bearing the brunt. Zanzibar is not exempt, where the literature points out a steadily increasing public health problem. The literature ...

Introduction: Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer death among females in Africa, where BC peaks 10-15 years earlier than in high-income countries, presenting in advanced and aggressive forms between the ages ...

Research consistently reported that adolescents experienced high levels of exposure to community violence in the their life. There is a trend that adolescents in several cities in Indonesia exposed to violence in the ...

Background: People in the developing countries are increasingly vulnerable to the worldwide epidemic of obesity. It is a common modifiable risk factor for all the cardiometabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes (T2DM). ...

Sexual and reproductive rights include access to accurate and appropriate information, necessary to make informed sexual and reproductive decisions.(1) In the current age of media globalization and internet, adolescents ...

ABSTRACT Despite high proportion of minors who have experienced sexual abuse in Kenya are presenting at health facilities for post rape care, literature shows post rape care health services are fragmented and health providers ...

Aim: The purpose of the study was to estimate the prevalence of selected modifiable risk factors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, fruits and vegetables consumption, ...

The burden of diabetes is increasing in low-income countries, including Cambodia. Hypoglycemia is an important topic in diabetes care: an episode may bring physiological, psychological, and social impacts to patients and ...

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus is increasing enormously worldwide in the recent decades especially in developing countries. The prevalence of Gestational Diabetes mellitus (GDM) differs depending on the regions ...

Background: Viet Nam, the 12th highest TB burden country in the world, has not shown significant decrease in TB incidence rate over the past years, despite its model National TB Control Program (NTP) and its attainment of ...

The aim of this study was to find the association between serum lipid ratios and insulin resistance among subjects with impaired glucose tolerance in Pakistan. It was also sought how effective was FBG to identify IGT ...

Some studies show that ethnic minority women experience barriers in obtaining the same level of cultural sensitive maternity care compared to native-born women in the host society (Reitmanova & Gustafson, 2008; Essen & et ...

In Burkina Faso, abortion is permitted only in cases of incest, rape, when the woman's life is in danger or in cases of fetal malformation. Access to safe abortion is therefore legally restricted in Burkina Faso and women ...

This was a qualitative cross-sectional study which was conducted in health centres, in Blantyre district, in southern region of Malawi, between September and December, 2012. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews, ...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be one of the major causes of illnesses and deaths worldwide. Currently, it is estimated that about one-third of the world population is infected with TB. Early effective diagnosis ...

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae, the pneumococcus, is major human pathogen that causes more than 820,000 deaths worldwide annually, especially in developing countries. The most diseases presentations are acute respiratory ...

Background: There is a shortage of human resources for health in Malawi. In addition there is an on-going scale up of HIV services in the ART clinics and staffing levels have not kept pace with the scale up. Health care ...

Background: Awareness of ageing in Africa emerged in the early 1980s and was launched by the 1st UN World Assembly on Ageing (WAAI) in Vienna in 1982. Lack of progress in policy action led to the 2nd UN assembly on Ageing ...

Introduction: Adolescents represent a large and fast growing demographic group where sexual activity brings serious consequences for today's generation of adolescents. In Tanzania, 5.1 % of the adult population (>15)is ...

Since 2005 Norwegian policy makers have sought to include perspectives on sexual orientation and gender identity in development cooperation. The main objectives of this study has been - To explore how the government and ...

Human migration is as old as the human evolution. Factors influencing migration are numerous and the number of migrants is increasing worldwide. Immigrants constitute 13.1% of the Norwegian population and 23% of the ...

According to some sources little progress is being made in eradicating the cutting of female genitalia. This study therefore explores perceptions of female genital cutting (FGC) and of abandonment of the phenomenon. The ...

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is among the most common chronic childhood illnesses. Broad knowledge on complex daily management regimens including insulin injections, blood glucose monitoring, regular carbohydrate ...

AIM AND OBJECTIVES – Objective of this research is to explore experiences of people affected disaster in Indonesia and process of growth and recovery after disaster. Result of this study is expected to be the basis for ...

Background: The health of women and children remain to be a major challenge in the world, particularly in developing countries. It has been proven that rendering quality maternity care means providing care that is ...

Background: A partograph is a pre-printed paper that provides a visual display of recorded observations carried out on mother and foetus during labour. It is universally used as part of Safe motherhood initiative for ...

Introduction: In many countries of Africa, same-sex practicing men are described as ‘hidden’ populations. A common interpretation of this is that it is difficult to find ways of engaging with such men, for example, when ...

Bacterial meningitis is a serious infection and is associated with considerable mortality and morbidity in various parts of the world. It has a global epidemiology but sub-Saharan Africa bears the highest burden of the ...

From 20th century, the rapid population growth in developing countries has been viewed as a big problem in the international society. The rapid population growth may increase poverty and environmental stress. Ethiopia is ...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most important infectious diseases globally. Case detection and treatment is the main method of prevention and control of TB. Defaulting from Directly Observed Treatment Short ...

Background and Objective The concept of dignity is broad and complex as its interpretation is based on culture and social norms of a particular setting. According to the United Nations General Assembly and the World Health ...

Cultural competence has been demonstrated to be of great importance in the delivery of quality healthcare to immigrants. Iraqi immigrants experience a high burden of illness; however, little research exists regarding this ...

There are approximately 650 million people living with disabilities worldwide, an estimated 200 million of this number are children. A majority of disabled children live in poverty and lack access to basic health services ...

Introduction Nepal is an ambivalent society in terms of alcohol use: alcohol consumption is frowned upon among traditionally ruling upper caste people whereas its use is socially accepted among certain lower caste people. ...

Background: Previously, the costs of maternity care services in public health facilities in The Gambia was a one-time standard fee of D5( US$0.18 ) payable on registration. Normal vaginal delivery at an institution and ...

This study was intended to assess the existing Information System (IS) of Primary Health Care (PHC) programs, as an example of vertical health programs, in Sudan, specifically the Northern State. Particular attention was ...

Vaccination is a globally accepted public health initiative. Recently, there has been a new push to vaccinate children to meet the millennium development goal four. This push for mass vaccination has undeniable benefits ...